Image forming apparatus
US-2024337975-A1 · Oct 10, 2024 · US
Fixing device and image forming apparatus
US9164445B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9164445-B2 |
| Application number | US-201414497491-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Sep 26, 2014 |
| Priority date | Oct 10, 2013 |
| Publication date | Oct 20, 2015 |
| Grant date | Oct 20, 2015 |
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A fixing device includes an endless belt rotatable in a predetermined direction of rotation and an opposed rotator contacting an outer circumferential surface of the endless belt. A nip formation pad, disposed opposite an inner circumferential surface of the endless belt, presses against the opposed rotator via the endless belt to form a fixing nip between the endless belt and the opposed rotator, through which a recording medium is conveyed. A belt holder contacts and rotatably supports a lateral end of the endless belt in an axial direction thereof. A ring is interposed between the belt holder and a lateral edge face of the endless belt. A restraint disposed opposite the ring contacts the ring to restrict movement of the ring in a radial direction of the endless belt within a trajectory of the lateral end of the rotating endless belt.
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What is claimed is: 1. A fixing device comprising: an endless belt rotatable in a predetermined direction of rotation; an opposed rotator contacting an outer circumferential surface of the endless belt; a nip formation pad, disposed opposite an inner circumferential surface of the endless belt, to press against the opposed rotator via the endless belt to form a fixing nip between the endless belt and the opposed rotator, the fixing nip through which a recording medium is conve…
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- What does patent US9164445B2 cover?
- A fixing device includes an endless belt rotatable in a predetermined direction of rotation and an opposed rotator contacting an outer circumferential surface of the endless belt. A nip formation pad, disposed opposite an inner circumferential surface of the endless belt, presses against the opposed rotator via the endless belt to form a fixing nip between the endless belt and the opposed rotat…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Shimokawa Toshihiko, Ikebuchi Yutaka, Mimbu Ryuuichi, and 2 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G03G15/2053. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Oct 20 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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